Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 1.25.18

< Previous

Next >

उत्ताण्डवाचलाकारभैरवोदरतुम्बकैः ।
रणत्सशतरन्ध्रेन्द्रदेहभिक्षाकपालकैः ॥ १८ ॥

uttāṇḍavācalākārabhairavodaratumbakaiḥ |
raṇatsaśatarandhrendradehabhikṣākapālakaiḥ || 18 ||

This Destiny in her war-dance, bears a capacious gourd representing her big belly, and her body is adorned with hundreds of hollow human skulls jingling like the alms-pots of the Kapali mendicants.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.25.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Utta, Anda, Vaca, Karabha, Avoda, Tumbaka, Ranat, Shata, Randhra, Indra, Deha, Bhikshaka, Palaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.25.18). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “uttāṇḍavācalākārabhairavodaratumbakaiḥ ”
uttā -
utta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]

√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]

√ud -> uttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [nominative single from √ud class 7 verb]

√und -> utta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]

√und -> utta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]

√und -> uttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √und class 6 verb], [nominative single from √und class 7 verb]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāca -
vāca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
lā -
lā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kārabhair -
kārabha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kārabha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
avoda -
avoda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avoda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tumbakaiḥ -
tumbaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “raṇatsaśatarandhrendradehabhikṣākapālakaiḥ ”
raṇat -
raṇat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

raṇat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√raṇ -> raṇat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śata -
śata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
randhre -
randhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

randhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
indra -
indra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
bhikṣāka -
bhikṣāka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pālakaiḥ -
pālaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

pālaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]